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orphan disease

orphan disease noun: any disease for which drugs are not usually developed because it is too rare to make the development profitable.

Noun

orphan disease (plural orphan diseases)

  1. Any disease for which drugs are not usually developed because it is too rare to make the development profitable.

Forms of orphan disease

pluralorphan diseases

Questions about orphan disease

What does orphan disease mean?
Orphan disease means any disease for which drugs are not usually developed because it is too rare to make the development profitable.
What part of speech is orphan disease?
Orphan disease is a noun.
What is the plural of orphan disease?
The plural of orphan disease is orphan diseases.

Words near orphan disease in the dictionary

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  3. orphan asylums
  4. orphan crushing machine
  5. orphan crushing machines
  6. orphan disease
  7. orphan diseases
  8. orphan drug
  9. orphan drugs
  10. orphan house
  11. orphan houses

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